NWP Episode 283: Nutrition Through a Social Justice Lens with Christyna Johnson RD/N
Diet culture is a scam. And using food to punish yourself does nothing to create change in the world. In this episode you’ll learn why and how we can view nutrition through a social justice lens with guest, Christyna Johnson RD/N.
Christyna Johnson RD/N is a Christian girl who loves chai tea lattes and reading research. Her nutrition philosophy is rooted in the social justice framework of Health at Every Size (R) and seen through the lens of Intuitive Eating. Christyna helps people find a peaceful and sustainable relationship with food and their body.
In this episode we discuss:
Christyna shares her work at the Encouraging Dietitian, on her podcast Intuitive Eating for the Culture and as an eating disorder dietitian at a treatment center in Dallas, TX.
Christyna shares her utrition philosophy and how it is rooted in the social justice framework of Health at Every Size (R) and seen through the lens of Intuitive Eating.
Self compassion research, and how we can use compassion to create change in the world?
Christyna shares why diet culture cannot provide the community it pretends to be and how we can all create a more positive community around us that doesn’t involve diet culture BS.
A key aspect of nutrition that people often neglect, hydration.
How Christyna practices wellness without obsession.
Learn more about Christyna:
Improving your body image will help you model better body image to your children. And what that means to you is attending the workshop will give you clarity of the process to better body image. This will help you extend the ladder to your children so they can grow up with a different relationship to their bodies than you had.
Ensuring your children grow up with a better relationship to their bodies is what you’re looking for, isn’t it? IF so, tickets are currently available to purchase and the workshop will be held on Thursday, August 4th at 7pm EST. A replay will be available if you cannot attend live!
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